Dudes Who Made Skateboarding Thrive

11/1/2012 2:44PM

The Bones Brigade, subject of a new documentary, is a skateboard team which led the sport from scruffy, teenage marginality to a thriving industry and cultural movement. Conor Dougherty has details on Lunch Break.

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